Canadian doctors denying young women tubal ligation

CityNews reporter Ginella Massa spoke to one young woman who said she was refused a tubal ligation, not for safety reasons, but because her doctor thought she would live to regret the decision.

Jan 05, 2018, 6:53 PM

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